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in_o spyritualtie_n &_o temporalte_v /_o and_o all_o people_n of_o great_a love_n &_o charyte_n be_v obedyent_n to_o they_o as_z the_o soon_o to_o the_o fader_fw-mi /_o thene_n the_o second_o year_n tofore_o their_o dethe_v thyse_n three_o king_n &_o archebysshop_n make_v a_o conuocaconn_n of_o all_o the_o people_n both_o spyrytuall_a and_o temporal_a /_o and_o have_v theym_a all_o to_o a_o certain_a place_n /_o and_z they_o warnyd_v &_o counseyl_v the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v perseveraunt_a in_o the_o crysten_v faith_n as_o saint_n thomas_n have_v teach_v they_o and_o counseyl_v the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v all_o of_o one_o acorde_n and_o of_o one_o will_n to_o choose_v a_o man_n among_o they_o that_o be_v able_a and_o discrete_a that_o have_v love_n and_o desire_v to_o mayntene_v the_o faith_n of_o crystendom_n and_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v cheyf_v tofore_o alle_fw-mi other_o man_n as_o in_o spirytualte_n in_o saint_n thomas_n stead_n /_o and_o to_o he_o all_o manere_n of_o man_n shall_v obey_v as_o to_o their_o ghostly_a fader_fw-mi which_o man_n in_o worship_n of_o saint_n thomas_n thapostle_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o patriarch_n thomas_n for_o ever_o last_a memory_n /_o and_o when_o the_o patriarch_n be_v de_fw-fr de_fw-fr thenne_fw-fr they_o shall_v come_v togyder_n all_o in_o one_o place_n &_o in_o his_o stead_n cheese_n another_o to_o who_o as_o it_o be_v aforesaid_a they_o shall_v obey_v as_o to_o their_o ghostly_a fader_fw-mi /_o thene_n when_o this_o matere_a be_v thus-spoke_a among_o the_o people_n they_o assent_v thereto_o and_o of_o one_o accord_n &_o will_v they_o choose_v a_o man_n that_o be_v call_v jacob_n the_o which_o be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o country_n of_o anchioche_n and_o he_o have_v always_o follow_v saint_n thomas_n the_o apostle_n into_o ynde_n /_o and_o this_o jacob_n the_o people_n choose_v and_o take_v he_o for_o their_o patriarch_n /_o and_o change_v his_o name_n and_o callyd_v he_o thomas_n /_o and_o this_o man_n jacob_n be_v the_o first_o patriarch_n that_o be_v in_o that_o country_n /_o and_o so_o always_o they_o of_o ynde_n be_v obedient_a to_o the_o patryarke_n thomas_n as_o we_o be_v to_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n yet_o unto_o thyse_n day_n /_o and_o to_o this_o patriarch_n and_o so_o all_o his_o successor_n thyse_n three_o king_n gaaf_a for_o evermore_o wych_a the_o assent_n of_o alle_fw-mi the_o people_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o their_o londe_n and_o kingdom_n /_o when_o all_o this_o be_v do_v and_o the_o patryarke_n thomas_n thenne_n choose_v to_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o the_o people_n in_o spirytualte_n /_o thenne_fw-fr these_o iij._o king_n archebysshop_n &_o other_o bishop_n of_o come_v assent_n of_o all_o the_o people_n choose_v a_o neither_o man_n the_o be_v discrete_a to_o be_v lord_n &_o governor_n of_o
say_v he_o go_v &_o hang_n himself_o /_o thenne_fw-fr the_o jew_o buy_v with_o xv_o of_o those_o penny_n a_o field_n for_o the_o sepulture_n of_o pylgryme_n as_o the_o gospel_n tellyth_v /_o and_o the_o other_o xu_o penny_n the_o jew_n gaaf_n to_o the_o knight_n that_o keep_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o cryste_n /_o ¶_o you_o shall_v understonde_v that_o the_o lyknesse_n of_o these_o xxx_o penny_n be_v use_v in_o all_o the_o country_n both_o in_o name_n &_o in_o money_n from_o abraham_n time_n unto_o the_o dystrucconn_n of_o iherusalem_n the_o which_o be_v by_o titus_n &_o daspasianus_n day_n destroy_v /_o but_o from_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n unto_o the_o time_n of_o crysty_n passion_n these_o xxx_o penny_n be_v never_o dyscever_v ne_o depart_v but_o evermore_o be_v bear_v hole_n togyde_a /_o and_o when_o cryste_n be_v sell_v for_o theym_n anon_o they_o be_v depart_v &_o sparple_v about_o in_o dyvers_a place_n /_o ¶_o and_o the_o cause_n why_o thyse_n xxx_o penny_n be_v callyd_v silver_n in_o the_o gospel_n not_o wythstond_v they_o be_v fine_a gold_n /_o for_o it_o be_v the_o comyn_v usage_n in_o all_o the_o country_n so_o for_o to_o call_v theym_fw-mi /_o as_o man_n call_v of_o this_o country_n gold_n of_o beyond_o the_o see_v as_o scute_v motenes_n or_o florin_n /_o and_o yet_o in_o the_o ee_v the_o same_o prynte_n be_v make_v both_o in_o gold_n &_o silver_n and_o copre_a and_o be_v keep_v among_o great_a lord_n of_o that_o country_n /_o and_o the_o prynte_n of_o thyse_n penny_n be_v on_o the_o one_o side_n a_o king_n heed_n crown_v and_o on_o that_o other_o side_n it_o be_v wreten_v with_o lettre_n of_o caldee_n the_o which_o writing_a man_n can_v not_o red_a now_o /_o and_o one_o of_o theym_n be_v worche_n ten_o shelynge_v or_o better_a than_o three_o floreyn_n /_o and_o many_o moo_o merueyly_n ben_fw-mi tell_v of_o thyse_n thyrty_a penny_n of_o who_o it_o be_v a_o long_a process_n to_o tell_v /_o ¶_o also_o when_o our_o lady_n and_o joseph_n be_v warn_v to_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n by_o a_o angel_n as_o the_o gospel_n tellyth_a /_o thenne_fw-fr they_o be_v bydden_a to_o go_v in_o to_o galilee_n and_o there_o they_o dwell_v in_o a_o cyte_n which_o be_v call_v nazareth_n /_o and_o so_o the_o prophesy_v be_v fulfyl_v quonian_a nazarenus_fw-la vocabitur_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v call_v a_o man_n of_o nazareth_n /_o ¶_o and_o what_o cryste_n die_v werke_n in_o earth_n from_o that_o time_n till_o the_o three_o year_n afore_o his_o passion_n the_o evangelist_n open_o declare_v not_o in_o their_o gospel_n /_o when_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n criste_n be_v sty_v up_o in_o to_o heaven_n after_o that_o he_o send_v saint_n thomas_n thapostle_n in_o to_o ynde_v to_o prithee_o their_o goddys_n word_n /_o in_o which_o ynde_n as_o it_o be_v aforesaid_a these_o three_o king_n the_o time_n regnyd_v &_o be_v lord_n of_o those_o londe_n and_o though_o it_o so_o be_v that_o saint_n thomas_n against_o his_o will_n go_v in_o to_o the_o londe_n of_o ynde_n yet_o it_o be_v do_v of_o great_a provydence_n of_o god_n that_o the_o same_o apostle_n the_o put_v his_o honde_n in_o to_o goddys_n side_n to_o know_v the_o he_o be_v very_a god_n the_o be_v rise_v for_n death_n to_o life_n for_o saluaconn_n of_o man_n shall_v go_v &_o prithee_o the_o passion_n of_o cryst_n his_o resurrecconn_n &_o his_o ascenconn_n to_o those_o worshypful_a king_n that_o seek_v our_o lord_n in_o bedleem_n in_o his_o birth_n and_o there_o with_o yefte_n worshyp_v he_o /_o ¶_o and_o as_o saint_n gregory_n say_v quod_fw-la omnibus_fw-la nobis_fw-la ê“fuit_fw-la ê™_n hij_fw-la tres_fw-la reges_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la dni_fw-la nostri_fw-la ihu_fw-mi xpi_fw-la infanciam_fw-la que_fw-la sierunt_fw-la et_fw-la oculis_fw-la viderunt_fw-la et_fw-la devotissime_fw-la muneribus_fw-la adoraverunt_fw-la &_o probaverunt_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o it_o be_v prouffyte_n to_o we_o all_o that_o thyse_n worshipful_a king_n &_o their_o people_n seek_v the_o childhede_v of_o cryste_n &_o with_o their_o eye_n die_v see_v he_o and_o with_o their_o gift_n worshypful_o &_o devout_o honour_v he_o and_o soth_o prevyd_v it_o /_o ¶_o also_o the_o saint_n barthylmew_n simon_n &_o jude_n that_o be_v cristis_fw-la apostle_n be_v send_v in_o to_o ynde_v to_o prithee_o the_o faith_n among_o all_o the_o people_n /_o for_o there_o be_v many_o party_n of_o ynde_n /_o and_o one_o part_n of_o ynde_n be_v more_o than_o all_o the_o party_n of_o the_o world_n on_o this_o half_a of_o the_o see_v /_o for_o this_o party_n of_o cristendom_n on_o this_o half_a the_o see_n be_v no_o more_o account_v in_o all_o theest_n but_o a_o hundred_o day_n journey_n /_o after_o that_o saint_n thomas_n thappostle_n have_v prechid_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ynde_n goddis_fw-la word_n &_o have_v goon_o abowte_n all_o the_o ynde_n &_o the_o provynce_n &_o do_v many_o miracle_n thorugh_v the_o sign_n &_o token_n of_o the_o cross_n &_o of_o goddis_fw-la word_n /_o as_z he_o go_v 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